Chapter 1151 No choice

For Lavrinenko at this moment, there is no news that is more inspiring than Malashenko yelling that I have arrived. 6̾̾

Listening to the call from Malashenko on the other end of the radio, Lavrinenko, who couldn't restrain his excitement, immediately pressed the call button in his hand and replied loudly.

"The situation is urgent! The Germans are attacking the village from the east and west. You'd better bring people up quickly to support!"

Malashenko had roughly guessed that the situation was not optimistic, but Lavrinenko's shout on the other end of the radio was obviously more critical than expected, and the situation had reached the final critical moment where no delay was necessary.

"Hold on! Reinforcements will be here soon. We must not let the Germans rush into the village!"

On the way here, Malashenko was already holding a map of the war zone and roughly studied the operational outline and situation based on the situation described by political commissar Petrov on the radio.

This small village that is entrenched directly in front and is being attacked by Lavrinenko's men does exist and is marked on the map.

But what puzzled Malashenko was that the annotation marked on the map of this village stated that this village should have been abandoned and evacuated before the Battle of Kursk broke out. Not only was it uninhabited and desolate, it was also attacked by the German Air Force on the first day of the Battle of Kursk.

Although the reason is unclear, it can be roughly guessed that the Germans probably regarded this place as a transit point for the Red Army's march, or a place for material storage and troop garrisoning. After all, there is only such a village within a radius of more than ten kilometers. If we really want to reserve materials and gather troops, we can only do it here. A sudden wave of bombings can really be considered prepared.

However, since the village was abandoned and bombed to pieces, why would the SS, who were unaware of this, move towards this unproductive place like crazy?

Malashenko turned on the flashlight in the turret and stared at the map for a long time. In the end, he came to only one conclusion: this is basically the final closing point of the encirclement of the SS Skeleton Division and the Reich Division.

If this were not the case, there would be no way to explain everything that has happened so far.

The huge Prokhorovka grassland can accommodate thousands of tanks and hundreds of thousands of troops galloping freely, but they met an enemy in such a small place? Malashenko himself did not believe it when he said that the Germans did not determine the final encirclement point based on their own possible retreat route and then rushed in and outflanked them from both wings.

But now that the matter has come to an end, Malashenko, who has been faced with the worst-case scenario, has no other choice but to forcibly withstand this wave of premeditated and organized encirclement and interception, and show his greatest courage It is such a choice to lead the troops with courage and courage.

The IS6 heavy tank with the accelerator depressed was like a giant beast running at full speed on the grassland. Malashenko, who was anxious and worried that he would not be able to catch up, had just commanded his car to drive outside the village. The guns and guns were exploding like a thunderstorm. A loud sound soon reached his ears.

"Malashenko is calling! Commissar please answer!"

The tanks have arrived at the outskirts of the village. Corpses of both sides lying scattered everywhere can be seen almost everywhere, and the burning wreckage of the German tanks is emitting black smoke, but the only thing missing is what Malashenko has been worried about. The figure of Comrade Political Commissar, logically speaking, should not have accompanied the troops in the battle.

Fortunately, Malashenko, who was anxious to get angry, did not wait too long, and the voice of that nature came from the other end of the radio.

"I have led people into the village and are supporting the battle to the west of the village! Lavry is in charge of the battlefield to the east of the village. Now both sides are in urgent need of support! It seems that the Germans have mobilized all their main forces. Through the telescope, Countless SS tanks and soldiers are moving towards us!"

Political Commissar Petrov did not ask Malashenko whether he planned to retreat, but replaced it with an affirmative sentence such as "Both sides need support."

In fact, there is nothing to say about the battle so far. The control of this village will be directly related to the development of the next battle and situation, and even the final victory or defeat.

If the village was lost, it would be forcibly driven out by those vicious SS soldiers.

Stalin's 1st Guards Heavy Tank Brigade, paired with the 9th Guards Airborne Division, would not only lose the last hope, but watch helplessly as the pocket of the encirclement was closed and completely surrounded. However, the field defensive positions of "something is better than nothing" were also lost.

The troops in a marching state with no position to defend are attacked by an enemy whose strength is far superior to our own. The infantry and tanks, mainly armored forces, coordinate the offensive and fight an encounter on the unobstructed grassland. As long as the brain is not broken, You can definitely guess what the final outcome of this battle will be.

Not to mention that Malashenko is the Stalin Guards 1st Heavy Tank Brigade in a semi-disabled state. At the moment, Malashenko must immediately replenish the troops to a fully reorganized state, and then tie up the 9th Guards Airborne Division. Count them all together. Faced with a pincer attack from three elite divisions of the armed SS, two in front and one in back, there is absolutely no chance of victory.

Even a fool knows that it is only a matter of time before the temporarily deflated Guards Standard Division makes a comeback and catches up from behind.

But if he can capture and defend the village, Malashenko will at least have the capital to reverse the situation.

Even though they were blocked back by the SS who once again relied on their superior strength to outflank the outside, they surrounded the village. But as long as there is a position preset in advance, coupled with the blessing of heavy tanks as anti-armor mobile barriers, it is not impossible to hold the position with strong fire support. The probability is at least better than that in an unobstructed open space and three The enemies of each division are much more deadly.

Malashenko did not dare to be negligent after hearing Commissar Petrov's answer. He made a decision immediately after a brief thought in the blink of an eye.

"The 1st Tank Battalion and the 9th Guards Airborne Division will go to support the east side of the village. The remaining tanks will follow me to support the west side of the village! Varosha, bring your people and follow me!"

Malashenko did not want to divide the troops. To divide the troops would mean that the already depleted combat strength would be further dismantled and compressed.

But now there is no other way. The SS with superior strength can squander the power in their hands wantonly, and can even attack at the same time by flanking the east and west fronts.